Leaders for Regional Prosperity

The 495/MetroWest Partnership, through a unique public-private collaboration with businesses, municipalities, and other stakeholders, is the regional leader for creating an environment that prepares for and cultivates sustainable growth. We accomplish this by coordinating, educating, and advocating for solutions to regional constraints and limited natural resources.

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Special thanks to those of you who took the time to participate in the sixth year of this important survey, and we look forward to your participation next year! We also want to thank our distinguished speakers and panelists from our Economic Pulse Event:

The 495 MetroWest Partnership is pleased to announce the latest edition of our demographic report for the region's 35 communities. Over the course of a year, the region has experienced significant growth in a number of notable areas, demonstrating the region's continued transformation into one of Massachusetts' most promising areas for employers, jobs, and quality of life. Highlights include:

-Over $24 Billion in annual payroll, up $1.5 Billion since the 2017 Report;

- A highly educated workforce, with 57.6% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher; and

!NEW! 495/MetroWest Commercial Real Estate Report by CBRE|New England

For a number of years the 495/MetroWest Partnership has commissioned an annual Real Estate Report. We are pleased to announce a new partnership with CBRE|New England on this valuable resource analyzing the commercial real estate market in the 495/MetroWest Region. We are happy to share the new report in support of our mission to advance the economic growth in our region. Click on the image below to download the 2018 Report.

The 495/ MetroWest Suburban Edge Community Commission was established by the Legislature in Section 233 of Chapter165 of the Session Laws of 2015. The commission looked at development challenges experienced by edge communities, including transportation, water, cellular, and energy infrastructure, transit services, residential development, reuse of former industrial facilities and historic mills, brownfields reclamation, downtown redevelopment and other such constraints. The Commission's Report was approved in a draft form at their January 2018 meeting and finalized in February 2018. All elements of the Report can be found on the SECC website. The commission focused its investigation and study on the 35 municipalities served by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc.